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August Calendar of Events

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Thursday, August 07, 2008
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Art Connects Thursdays.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Greensboro Children's Museum, 220 N. Church Street, GSO.
Phone: 574-2898 ext. 314.
Website: www.gcmuseum.com.
Summary: Join Ms. Ruth for fun-filled art activities in Creation Station. She'll have a variety of arts and crafts activities available for children including painting, drawing, making sculptures and creating pictures. Free with admission and/or membership. Spaces are limited for some programs.

Castle McCulloch Gold and Gem Mining.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  Reservation is required Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. No reservation required on Sundays.
Location: 3925 Kivett Drive, Jamestown.
Cost: $4 Admission; Mining buckets start at $10.
Phone: 336-887-5413.
Website: www.castlemcculloch.com.
Summary: Come visit Historic Castle McCulloch to learn about its gold refining past while trying your hands out at gold and gem panning. Find garnets, emeralds, rubies and more.

Color Play Exhibit.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Location: SciWorks, 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, W-S.
Phone: 336-767-6730.
Website: www.sciworks.org.
Summary: Adults and children are invited to play with colors through whole-body experiences, hands-on interactives, and opportunities for fantasy play. Museum hours, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adult admission, $10; students and seniors, $7; ages 2-5, $5; under 2, free.

Essentials of Breastfeeding.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  6-8 p.m.
Location: Peaceful Beginnings, 208 State St., GSO.
Cost: Free.
Phone: 336-441-5955.
Website: www.peaceful-beginnings.org.
Summary: Learn how to know if your baby is nursing well, position and latch techniques and more. Classes taught by a certified lactation consultant. Registration required.

Jumpin' Jack Thursdays.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  11 a.m.
Location: Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 S. Liberty St., W-S.
Cost: Free with museum admission, $7.
Phone: 336-723-9111.
Website: www.childrensmuseumofws.org.
Summary: Join Jack (a.k.a. Mr. Eric) at the top of the beanstalk for games, bubbles, hulahoops and more.

Mocha Moms of Winston-Salem.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  10 a.m.
Location: Georgia Taylor Recreation Center, 1471 W. Clemmonsville Road, W-S.
Cost: Free.
Phone: 336-650-7695.
Website: www.mochamomswinston.weebly.com.
Summary: Mocha Moms is a support group for mothers of color who have chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families. Mocha Moms welcomes people of all religions, races, educational backgrounds and income levels. Meetings are every Thursday.

Music in the Courtyard.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  7-9 p.m.
Location: Stratford Place Shopping Center at Business 40 and Stratford Road, W-S.
Cost: Free.
Summary: Enjoy live jazz at our Music in the Courtyard Series at Stratford Place Shopping Center. Bring your family and friends every Thursday for a relaxing evening of music!

Olympics Day.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Times:  10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, 390 South Liberty St., W-S.
Phone: 336- 723-9111.
Website: www.childrensmuseumofws.org.
Summary: Come to the Children's Museum for relay races, games, crafts, and a "passing of the torch" ceremony in honor of 2008 Olympics! Free with the $7 cost of admission to the Museum.

Stitching History: A Focus on the American Cloth Doll.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Location: Doll and Minature Museum of High Point, 101 West Green Drive, HP.
Phone: 336-885-3655.
Website: www.dollandminiaturemuseum.org.
Summary: An exhibit of American cloth dolls spanning history from the mid 1800s to the present. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. Adults $5; students and seniors, $4; ages 6-15, $2.50; 5 and under, free.

Theatre Art Galleries Exhibitions.
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
Location: Theatre Art Galleries, 220 East Commerce Ave., HP.
Cost: Free.
Phone: 336-887-2137.
Website: www.tagart.org.
Summary: Four art exhibitions will be on display: Pastel Society of N.C.; Sally Jacobs’s "180 Students 180 Days;" "Out of Hiding: Selections from the TAG Permanent Collection;" and Weaver Academy of Performing and Visual Arts multi-media self-portraits by local high school students. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

 

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